DATA 01

He Chaozong Global Collection Index

Accession numbers, typology, and provenance across 15+ museums in Europe, Asia, and North America

Scope

This page aggregates all museum holdings referenced across all twelve dimensions of the report, organized by institution. Each entry includes accession numbers where available, object descriptions, and the role of each piece in the report’s analytical framework. Accession numbers are sourced from each museum’s public database.

Collections by Region

Europe

InstitutionCityDehua Holdings SummaryKey Accessions
Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A)LondonCore Donnelly research base; C.450&A-1922 Meissen imitation comparison; 1649-1876 Iranian metal-mounted bottle; O181536 Guanyin/Madonna figureC.450&A-1922, 1649-1876, O181536, C.546-1910 etc.
RijksmuseumAmsterdamBK-1955-420 tin-glazed earthenware imitation of Dehua Guanyin; material evidence of VOC trade chainBK-1955-420 etc.
British MuseumLondonExtensive Dehua Blanc de Chine collection
Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden (SKD)DresdenPO 8638 / PE 2373 / PE 2188 three-piece set — the most important Dehua original vs. Meissen imitation comparison material; Augustus the Strong's ~20,000-piece East Asian porcelain collectionPO 8638, PE 2373, PE 2188
Musée GuimetParisCore French collection of Asian art
Musée des Arts DécoratifsParis~410 Saint-Cloud porcelain pieces, including ~20 examples of Dehua cups paired with Saint-Cloud saucers

North America

InstitutionCityDehua Holdings SummaryKey Accessions
The Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York1974.356.319 Meissen imitation of Dehua Guanyin (37.5 cm); 24.80.155 Guanyin figure; 67.13 white porcelain plate; 79.2.501 incised cup; 79.2.497a,b lidded censer1974.356.319, 24.80.155, 67.13, 48.165, 58.75.89a,b, 79.2.501, 79.2.497a,b
J. Paul Getty MuseumLos Angeles78.DE.64 Dehua Guanyin with gilt-bronze mount (porcelain ca. 1700, mount ca. 1735–1740)78.DE.64
Cleveland Museum of ArtCleveland1947.177 Meissen sugar box (ca. 1732–1738) — evidence of European imitation chain1947.177
Walker Art CenterMinneapolisChinese Meissen imitations and Meissen Dehua imitations displayed side by side

Asia

InstitutionCityDehua Holdings SummaryKey Accessions
Idemitsu MuseumTokyoDehua Blanc de Chine in Japanese tea ceremony and Buddhist altar contexts
Tokyo National MuseumTokyoNational collection of Dehua white porcelain
Quanzhou Maritime MuseumQuanzhouDehua ceramics recovered from the Nanhai No. 1 and Huaguangjiao No. 1 shipwrecks
National Museum of ChinaBeijing2019 donation of Tek Sing shipwreck artifacts by Underwater Cultural Group

International Organizations

InstitutionCityDehua Holdings SummaryKey Accessions
WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization)GenevaDehua Blanc de Chine exhibition pieces at the highest international IP platform
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World Headlines. "He Chaozong Global Collection Index (Data 01)." In Blanc de Chine: A Cross-Civilizational Study of Dehua White Porcelain (WH-GR-2026-001). April 2026. https://blancdechine.org/data/collection-index.